Based on the social constructionist theoretical grounds, this study is a qualitative brand of research. Qualitative research is a well-known field of assorted research methodologies and practices covering “a multitude of non-positivist research stances” (Arksey & Knight, 1999:20). However, this research needs a particular design or a structure before data collection or analysis can commence. According to Tredoux (1999:311) research design "is perhaps better to take a more fluid view, and to think
3.0 METHODOLOGY This chapter contains the blueprint adopted in data collection and theoretical methods as well as the justification for using them for this research. It tries to provide an overall understanding of the methodology used in this case study and also brief explanation of other possible methodologies that can be adopted for this research. Having done that, the manner in which validity threats, reliability and credibility issues were handled during the collection of data as well as how it
the empirical study, unified by certain themes. 5.1 Interview as a Qualitative Research According to Abawi (2008: 3) there are two approaches to research: quantitative and qualitative. The author offers the following definition: quantitative research is “A process of inquiry based on testing a theory composed of variables, measured with numbers, and analyzed using statistical techniques”. On the contrary, Abawi defines
and criminal justice study crime ( E.Fritsch., C. Trulson., A. Blackburn, 2014). Researchers use well known methods to achieve answer to their question. Their methods and observation is easily done in way every one can view the report and offer feedback. There are many different techniques to collect data. Many researchers follow the step by step guideline to collect data; others may not however still end up with the same facts. Before an individual
APPLICATION TO CURRENT JOB: At work nurses study how to assist individual and groups as they respond to health and illness example reducing side effect of illness and treatment. Patient may react to a particular treatment; it is the duty of the nurse in charge of that patient to find out why and how it happened, the outcome of her search will make her gain new knowledge which she will relate to others .Previously midwifes uses wrapper for childbirth but recently things have changed they use incontinent
mainly two fundamental paradigms that are used; positivism and interpretivism (Collis and Hussey, 2014). Positivism is associated with deductive theory and quantitative methods whereas interpretivism is associated with findings being derived from qualitative methods. This motivates the reason to choose interpretivism for this research. Interpretivisms goal is to gain rich and detailed insight of a complex social phenomena and therefore, often use small sample. Under an interpretivism paradigm there
Research Design The purpose of this case study is to identify and understand the difficulties experienced by the students regarding the minimal introduction of Blackboard Learn as the new Learning Management System of Malayan Colleges Laguna, and to help these students to maximize and utilize the capabilities that BBL offers through producing video tutorials that will supplement the current videos that MCL LEI has provided. This research utilized the case study design because it is focused on examining
respondents sampled depending on the proportional distribution of transporters from the districts. For Njombe the respondents were N0 (n1/N1), Mufindi N0 (n2/N1), and; Iringa urban N0 (n3/N1). Whereby N0 was assigned as sample size of the study, N1 the study population, n1, n2 and n3 stood for the population from Njombe, Mufindi and Iringa respectively; whereby “n” stood for the entire population. The sample taken from Njombe was 18 respondents, Mufindi 6 respondents and Iringa urban 46 respondents
Nowadays people often do research for several different purposes. Research can be carried out in different methods such as qualitative and quantitative research. Research is the systematic investigation into existing or new knowledge. It is used to establish or confirm facts, reaffirm the results of previous work, solve new or existing problems and support theorems. Qualitative research is the collection of data from smaller group of people rather than a large sample of population as the information
the study collection the researcher take into account two types of data, which are primary and secondary data. Primary and secondary data collection First, primary data are a data collected from the field under the control and supervision of the investigator main objective data. And the original data collected specifically for the specific purpose and at a certain time are considered. This type of data contributes to the data collection for the first time and is useful for the current studies as well